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Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:00:28 GMT
In troubled Sahel, memories of a cinematic golden age
The wall of a house in Torokorobougou, a district in the Malian capital Bamako, suddenly lights up as a black-and-white film starts to roll. The audience falls silent as the title of the documentary, "Sigui", flashes up on the screen. It's one o...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:44:17 GMT
Palau president visits Taiwan to open travel bubble
Palau's leader flew into Taiwan on Sunday as the two coronavirus-free allies prepare to launch a travel corridor and boost their pandemic-hit tourist sectors. A charter flight carrying President Surangel Whipps landed at Taoyuan international airpo...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:40:19 GMT
Violence breaks out in fresh Bangladesh protests
At least a dozen people were reported injured in clashes between police and Islamist demonstrators in Bangladesh on Sunday, the third day of protests against the visit of India's Hindu-nationalist leader. Five people died on Friday, and another six...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 07:54:16 GMT
England win toss, bowl in ODI decider against India
England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl in the deciding third one-day international against India on Sunday. With the series level at 1-1 in Pune, England have made one change from their previous win when they chased down 337 o...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 07:32:52 GMT
5,000 people attend Barcelona rock concert after taking Covid-19 rapid tests
Music fans in Barcelona hugged, danced and sang along at a sold-out rock concert on Saturday night after taking rapid COVID-19 tests in a trial that could revive the live music industry in Spain and beyond.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 07:04:16 GMT
Indonesia cathedral rocked by Palm Sunday suicide bombing
An Indonesian cathedral was rocked by a suicide bombing on Sunday with body parts littering the chaotic scene as Christians inside celebrated the start of Holy Week. The powerful blast at the church in Makassar city on Sulawesi island happened arou...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 06:32:16 GMT
Young talent called into Wallabies training squad ahead of France Tests
Fourteen uncapped players will join the first Wallabies training squad for 2021, coach Dave Rennie announced Sunday, as the side begins preparations for planned Tests against France in the summer. The 40-man squad will attend a three-day training c...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 06:09:03 GMT
Suspected suicide bombing targets Indonesian Catholic Church on Palm Sunday
Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding fourteen people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, the country's national police said.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 05:44:15 GMT
Mitchell's hot start fuels Jazz, Clippers beat 76ers
Utah's Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and handed out seven assists as the Jazz boosted their NBA-leading record Saturday with a 126-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. With Mike Conley taking the night off to rest a hamstring injury, Mitchel...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 05:43:20 GMT
International landmarks switch off their lights to mark Earth Hour
From Singapore to Buenos Aires, cities around the world turned off their lights Saturday to mark Earth Hour, with this year's event highlighting the link between the destruction of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases like Covid-19.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 05:28:15 GMT
Goldman Sachs dustup hits nerve as pandemic blurs work-life line
A revolt by junior Goldman Sachs' bankers over work weeks that can stretch to as long as 105 hours has inspired both schadenfreude over discontent at the storied investment bank and wider debate about the future of work after the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 05:04:27 GMT
Global condemnation of Myanmar military's 'reign of terror' after deadliest day since coup
Defence chiefs from a dozen countries on Sunday jointly condemned the bloodbath in Myanmar a day earlier, when at least 90 people – including several children – were killed after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 03:54:18 GMT
Russian newspaper fights on despite threats and attacks
Captured on a CCTV camera late at night, a man on a bicycle with a food delivery backpack approaches the offices of Novaya Gazeta, Russia's leading independent newspaper. In the grainy footage recorded in central Moscow earlier this month, the man ...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 02:48:19 GMT
Global condemnation follows bloodiest day since Myanmar coup
Defence chiefs from a dozen countries on Sunday jointly condemned the bloodbath in Myanmar a day earlier, when at least 90 people -- including several children -- were killed after security forces opened fire on protesters. The newly imposed junta ...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 02:30:22 GMT
Park stretches lead to five strokes at LPGA Kia Classic
LPGA Hall of Famer Park In-bee of South Korea fired a three-under par 69 and stretched her lead to five strokes after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Kia Classic. Park, a seven-time major champion seeking her 21st career LPGA title, stood on 12-...



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